Welcome to First Presbyterian Church of Saline!
Who We Are

We are part of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., a denomination that embraces a broad spectrum of people and their faith in Jesus Christ.  For more information on our beliefs, check out 

Presbyterian Mission Agency What We Believe | Presbyterian Mission Agency

Vision

First Presbyterian Church of Saline will be a Church that seeks to make God’s story our story by joyfully growing in faith and serving in love.

Mission

As we grow in faith and live in hope, First Presbyterian Church of Saline will seek to make God’s story our story by:​

Living and deepening our faith through worship, prayer, study, fellowship, and serving.​

Inviting people to discern their spiritual gifts for ministry and acts of service​.

Sharing Christ’s good news of joy, hope, and healing​.

Sharing stories of God’s presence in our lives.​

Being a physical and spiritual presence in the community and the world through acts of justice and compassion​.

Honoring our Presbyterian heritage while integrating new traditions​.

Nurturing a healthy, supportive church culture​.

Welcoming, accepting, and affirming all to be part of the story!​

History

Founded in 1831, Saline First Presbyterian Church is an historic church located at 143 E. Michigan Avenue in Saline, Michigan. It was added to the National Register in 1985 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1995. The church was founded by a group of 12 Presbyterian families leaving Park Presbyterian Church in Newark, New York, to move to Michigan soon after the Erie Canal opened, and they wanted to bring their faith and its practices with them. 

So Park Presbyterian organized them into a new church, and when they settled in Saline, they began meeting in homes and the local schoolhouse while saving money to build the first building, which they accomplished in 1842. This early church served the congregation until 1898, when the current church was constructed. The congregation hired Detroit architects Frederick H. Spier and William C. Rohns to design the church, and local contractor Conrad Schaffer and Son to build it.

New porches and steps were constructed in 1954, using stones quarried from the same location as the original stones were. The interior of the building has been renovated several times and continues to house a vibrant congregation serving Christ in the same location. Part of our vision is to remain a downtown church in Saline, serving the community faithfully and bearing witness to God’s goodness and grace for us all.